1886 Charleston earthquake
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The 1886 Charleston earthquake in South Carolina occurred about 9:50 p.m. local time August 31. It caused 60 deaths and $5–6 million in damage to 2,000 buildings in the Southeastern United States. It
Damage on Tradd Street
One of many "earthquake bolts" found throughout period houses in Charleston
Charleston, SC Earthquake – 1886
"THE GREAT EARTHQUAKE" The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg, S.C., September 16, 1886
Geology of Florida
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Florida is part of the Florida Platform, a plateau of sedimentary rocks of the Mesozoic and Cenozoic eras sitting atop a basement of igneous, metamorphic, and sedimentary rocks of Proterozoic, Paleozo
The structure of the Florida platform, the foundation of which came from the African continent over 200 million years ago.
Exposed fossil in Windley Key Fossil Reef Geological State Park.